Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-06-10
Condensed DISPATCHES.

The Berlin Post, reviewing the situation
concludes that Europe will enjoy quie,
summer.
Major John Ewing, an uncle of James G.
Blaine, died in Washington Thursday after
noon, aged 90.
Austria and the central pow ers do not ap.
prove of Frances refusal to assent to Egyp-
tian convention.
Patrick Kelley, an employe of the Boston
& Albany railroad, was killed by being hit
bv a switching engine in the freight yard or
Thursday.
The Grant Monument Fund Association
Thursday issued circular inviting proposals
for a monument or memorial building to be
erected at the tomb in Riversids Park,
| The Deutsrhes Tagblatt of Berlin, says
that Emperor William is suffering from neu
ralgic pains to relieve which hypodermIc in-
jections Of morphia have been resorted to.
| A despatch from Key West, Fla, SAYS
There has been one death from yellow fever
since yesterday. No new cases. Total num-
Der Of cases to date 2l, deaths 8, under treat
ment l3.
John II. Thurston, book keeper for a Cam
bridge, Mass. savings bank, has been found
to be defaulter. On Memorial Day an inc
quality in his accounts was discovered which
amounted to STAG.
The President and party left the Adiron-
dacks at five o'clock Thursday evening and
will take breakfast with Governor Hill in
Albany Friday morning. They will reach
Washington Friday night.
Light winds and calm made farce of the
New York yacht clubs regatta Thursday
The boats came home lstfully. There were
25 starters. The Atlanta was the frst of the
larger boats to cross the line.
| Thursdays celebration at Findlay, Ohio,
of the discovery of natural gas in the State.
was attended by seventy thousand people.
Speeches were made by Senator Sherman,
Gov. Foraker, Murat Halstead and others.
In the Sharp trial in New York Thursday
afternoon, the defence used up their 20
challenges, bnt the prosecution have seven
left. The jury Is now complete. There is a
bare possibility that the trial may begin Fri.
day.
Rev. r. Walpole Warren of London, has
accepted a call 20 the Holy Trinity church in
New York. formerly occupied by DR.. Stephen
II. Tvng, Jr. Mr.. Warren is a son of Sam
uel Warren, author of "Ten Thousand a
year"
The English cabinet held a meeting Thurs
day, lasting an hour and fifty minutes. There
was discussed the speeches made by Michael
Davitt in Ireland. during the past fortnight,
in which he counselleG the tenants to resist
evictions.
The statement that Mike Grace, who was
reported killed by ipsches, in a dispatch
from Turson, Arizona, was Mr.. Michael p.
Grace, brother of ex Mayor Grace of New
York, is no, true. Michael P. Grace is now
in Europe.
The contract has Re awarded and work
will begin at once upon the monument to be
erected at Newport, X. L., by the officers and
crew of the training ship Saratoga in mem
ory of the officers drow ned of Trinidad last
February.
| Henry DeCaber, an employe of the men,
agerie exhibiting on Wentworth avenue in
Chicago, went to sleep on the lions cage
THURSDAY night One of the beasts got hold
of his leg during the night and tore and man
gled it horribly.
Nathan W. Page. "a years old, and mem
Der of the shoe manufacturing firm of Suth-
stantly killed Thursday forenoon, by being
struck on the head by an elevator car. He
| was prominent citizen.
| Lord Harrington and Mr.. Chamberlain had
an interview With members of the govern
ment Wednesday, and il il reported that the
result was the dropping of the venue clause
of the crimes bill in favor of provision for
trial BY . commission of judges.
Secretary Brennock Of the carpenters
council, of Chicago, says that the new asso-
citation of bosses shows no signs Of violating
it, contract made with the caspentefs two